Michael White (singer)

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title: "Michael White (singer)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-country-singer-songwriters", "living-people", "musicians-from-knoxville,-tennessee", "singer-songwriters-from-tennessee", "reprise-records-artists", "country-musicians-from-tennessee", "year-of-birth-missing-(living-people)"] description: "American singer-songwriter" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_White_(singer)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American singer-songwriter ::

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Field	Value
name	Michael White
background	solo_singer
birth_name	Larry Michael White
origin	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
instrument	Vocals
genre	Country
occupation	Singer-songwriter
years_active	1992–present
label	Reprise
associated_acts	Blake Shelton
Conway Twitty
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| name = Michael White | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Larry Michael White | origin = Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | instrument = Vocals | genre = Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1992–present | label = Reprise | associated_acts = Blake Shelton Conway Twitty Larry Michael White is an American country music artist. The son of songwriter L. E. White, who has written for Conway Twitty, White had a song he wrote recorded when he was still a teenager. "You Make It Hard To Take the Easy Way Out" appeared on the B-side to Twitty's hit "You've Never Been This Far Before".

White was later signed to Reprise Records in 1992, releasing his debut album Familiar Ground that year. This album produced three chart singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, including the No. 32 "Professional Fool." The album was produced by Robert Byrne.

White also was a writer on "Rock-a-Bye Heart" for Dana McVicker, "Fighting Fire with Fire" for Davis Daniel, "Loving Every Minute" for Mark Wills, "The Baby" for Blake Shelton, and "Kiss You in the Morning" by Michael Ray, the latter two of which reached No. 1 on the country singles charts. "Loving Every Minute" and "The Baby" both earned White ASCAP awards for being among the most performed country songs of the year, in 2002 and 2003 respectively.

Discography

Albums

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Title	Album details	Familiar Ground
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Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | US Country | CAN Country | "Professional Fool" | "Familiar Ground" | "She Likes to Dance" | "Country Conscience" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1992 | 32 | — | Familiar Ground | | | | | | | | 43 | 55 | | | | | | | | | | 63 | — | | | | | | | | | | 1993 | — | — | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | | | | | | | ::

Music videos

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Year	Video	Director	"Professional Fool"	"Familiar Ground"
1992
Rob Lindsay
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References

References

1. Per [[ASCAP]] listings
2. Morris, Edward. (December 2, 2004). "Country mourns its losses". [[Country Music Television.
3. Whitburn, Joel. (2008). "Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008". Record Research, Inc.
4. "Times Daily - Google News Archive Search".
5. (November 5, 2002). "2002 ASCAP Country Music Awards".
6. (November 4, 2003). "2003 ASCAP Award Winners". [[Country Music Television.
7. "Michael White – Hot Country Songs".
8. (July 17, 2013). "Michael White – Country Singles". [[RPM (magazine).
9. (August 14, 1993). "Single Reviews".
10. (June 27, 1992). "Video Track".

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